12th June 2023

Russia – Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review – 44th session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council, April 2023

Summary

Our joint submission outlines the challenges in the implementation of international norms and standards and the national legislation of Russia in addressing gender-based violence against women and girls, particularly domestic and sexual violence. The submission also provides recommendations to the Human Rights Council for consideration for its follow-up on the preceding review, as well as the Governments participating in the review of the Russian Federation.

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Statement by Equality Now during the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Equality Now presented key findings and recommendations at the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in Maseru, Lesotho.
The submission highlights key opportunities for strengthening legal protection, enhancing responses to digital and technology-facilitated sexual exploitation, advancing adolescents’ access to SRHR, reforming discriminatory nationality laws, and accelerating the elimination of harmful practices that continue to affect girls across Africa.

Shadow report on Egypt’s 18th–19th periodic reports to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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Joint submission to the OAS Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CEDDIS) by Equality Now, Disability Rights International, Caribe Afirmativo, and Colectivo de Vida Independiente, highlighting barriers to justice for survivors of sexual violence with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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